CHAMPIONS OF GROWTH – BRUSSELS

Aart Jan de Geus

Independent Chair

Aart Jan de Geus has served as Chair of ABP’s General Board since March 2025, following a distinguished career spanning government, international organisations, business and academia. Formerly Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, he led major reforms in pensions, labour markets and sustainable growth. He later served as Chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann Stiftung and chaired the Supervisory Board of Triodos Bank. He currently lectures at the Paris School of International Affairs and the Hertie School in Berlin, and remains actively engaged in shaping Europe’s economic and social future.